Game apparatus.



J. L. RYAN.

GAME APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1914.

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said side of the extending out in front JOHANNA 'L. RYAN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 1, 1914. Serial 11018421149.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHANNA L. RYAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Game Apparatus, of which the following is a-full, clear, and exact description.

My invention has for its object to provide a game apparatus having a board with a side Wall therearound, there being at one side of the board an inclosure with two openings into which a player may try to roll a number of marbles. From the corners at the board there are strips extending obliquely on the board, the strips being spaced from the corners and the strip at one end of the board extending out in front of the inclosure. Additional strips extend obliquely from the corners at the other side of the board, the strips being spaced from the corners and the said additional strip at the other end of the'board of the inclosure. These strips act as guides and obstructions in rolling the marbles into the openings in the inclosure.

Additional objects of the invention will a near in the followin s ecification in In the drawingssimilar reference characters refer to similar parts in both the views in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved game apparatus; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1. a Y

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that a board 5 is provided having a side wall 6 therearound, there being an inclosure 7 at the side 8 of the board, this inclosure having two openings 9 through which the marbles 10 may be rolled. Extending from the corners 11, at the'side 8 of the board, there are strips 12 which are called fences, these strips 12 being spaced from the said corners 11, and the said strip 12 which extends from the corner 11 at the end 13 of the board extending out in front of the inclosure. 7. the board, there are strips or fences 15 and 16 which extend out obliquely from the corners 17 of the board, the said strips or fences 15 and 16 being spaced from the said corners 17, and the strip or fence 16 extend- At the other side 14' of ing out from the corner 17 at the end 18 of the board and in front of the inclosure,7 and with its end 19 nearer the said inclosurc 7 than is the end 20 of the strip or fence 12 which extends out from the corner 11 at the end 13 of the board 5..

It will be seen that with this construction, the-balls or marbles 10 maybe rolled around the edge of the board 5 at the side wall 6 and that the balls or marbles 10 may be guided by the strips or fences 15 and 16 as they are rolled on the board in the direction of the inclosure ,7. However, these str ps or fences not only serve as guides to assist in rolhng the balls or marbles through the openings 9, but they also act as obstructions to make the game more diflicult to those who are not familiar with the construction of the board;

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent:

' 1. In a game apparatus, a board, a side wall around the board, an inclosure at one side of the board provided with an opening, and four strips spaced from the corners of I the board'and extending inwardly and obliquely therefrom and with the inner-ends of the strips extending from opposite corners disposed side by side. i

2. In a game apparatus, a board, a side wall around the board, an inclosure at one side of the board provided with an opening, strips spaced from the corners of the board and extending inwardly and obliquely therefrom, the strip at one end'of the said side of the board and the strip at the other end of the other sideof theboard, having their inner ends spaced from each other and extending out in front of the inclosure.

3. In a game apparatus, a board, a side wall around the board, an inclosure at one side of the board and provided with an opening and four strips spaced from vthe corners of the board and from each other and extending inwardly and obliquely relatively to the side wall of the board with one of the strips disposed in front of the opening.

4-. In a game apparatus, a board, a side wall around the board, an inclosure at one side of the board and provided with an opening, strips spaced from the corners of the board and extending inwardly and obliquelytherefrom, one of the strips extend- -ing from an end at one side of tile hoard other of the strips extending from the other end at theother side of the board and being disposed in front of the inclosure and spaced from the last mentioned strip.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specificzition in the presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

J OHANNA L. RYAN. Witnesses:

HARRY S. MILES, W. E. OLMs'rED, 

